The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1887-12-25
STORIES OF THE CARD TABLE
New 0srsiers Cleaned Dat the Passengers
where Cards were Prehibitea-Five Jacks
In . Fsok-Nesrses wsn aed Lest.

these old warriors was on a globe enocrat
R %an sso stsn sh rslS atsfr m sySn 4 tLr fRG ey ;sIe many
hs. and, no gamblers sit6eT,, Look ~ what
neTs. There, amt many 81 us old felloys leit,
m nnd is so hnes iss5st sesnfar n %itS Of m ass ting Th se
that's been dead for over twenty years. and | ! |
tie sRhsss sow were Win III s ssl4sy! Iz 0 sleaSSsSsts s1 4 t 1Ss
Snfs eys all st sp safs si tn s ,suff i GST Sis p Ssie aFa asna
lots. of good clothes.
susss there was 500 s me Nv. WHO worked the
pull O., the ,traveiiers. 1T was, dead easy
elisd Riad do lots Sc Of fn stun. and sSery one was was will VIII
did win he won right out Of the. hole. at, once.
m nS9ss s iiRe fSn, and P,dsn wers s ssinne % r2ias as i ans
left. Occasionally they caught on, and there
take much chance on being plugged. I'VE
SsSa :. pissE s,yh .FS S;:.s va Il r. :! s y :, S lie e n;
Of town. The whole gang met the boat at the
yharf, and started to come aboard, but the
Esa' NOT 10 WE play a card ,sr da abos Ha an They 'p peoP nfis%d,
the river, You never s9w a tireder.looking. lot
looked like they'd just as soon Jump overheard
s ss not but Thf Tor aep sh tSe lid Pf sfin Sa nes &c n1sy e e
=dee1Fs blyoll got a little piece Of tin foil.
his cheek, Hold hold 1t there awhile. warm It
sfs,n had aaS eo Su se y DaEn; dr WEE ons a 81 Pps deopsss;
pals, observed his actions. and inquired what
he was doing. George said he was curing his
he had done so he kept up the thing for a
while and then he left the cure on tho stove
h %arted a ,he p %sRt 4 cut and rs ssexe ssSTg thatp ff Il
would be q good. Joke to change the
sslt n fS5 b 6rihsiii' 'q Ss,,s to had opse r. on What
Iell n and changed the sHlt for ashes
and and lett Sae Il on b,s the @6 heesth' hn Di y comes oTne .6 back
and the planter comes around and. guys
George about the cure being no good, and
there amt any salt In the tin foil. George puts
on, and his Pal shows the planter what a
was the money.,and. Of course, George shifts
q Sdpp shoSs q up eaf th nss' t pffA'9 Th Sn p% Jar n EP!an %as
on dead sure thing and couldn't sqseai.
boat: and. though they didn't touch a card.
they cleaned out pretty near everybody that
wood, and the passengers ali got out ON on tho he
bank. and the gamblers ali got to betting about
ddqnplns ]}n IN. e. a tbeS 81 S cSnr 81, the he =p ean snYsnF
Would ep say ~ a''HfS slfoo. WHAT 9hapt' s here ' 3 and nsis st sa,nGB5e sr
ing three.card monte. while the others got up
jumping scheme. The gamblers won Just
to make set the gam ne good: and the way those hose;ffel -
the boat started off up stream the whole gang
the woods on a cold night, But they took the
1 me- thi Go wa UP Or Or do d9S To- S Sna S S9essa their way
fellows had to be pretty slick. IN tell YOU.
couple Of gamblers would be on board. They
ane dressers, An they did was Just get &C
how much they had lac II Wase Easily agu do sr1e
because card playing was the only thing {,
WIN any aTan money one yme They ege Were ea ]ast to "SdS DO the
gentlemen: but when they got of the b oat their
|ulI s sa%s cd a. Of a0% how 1 @9eh up Money sns slt tser wls Was 8
on the boat. What mon Ind It, and how these
men were best approached. It wasn't hard to
OF euchre after a drink. Once the game
on the thing was smooth; the dealer fixed
he he nssk; f but a a bett out one e s 10 his e oWa b hartne to
who promptly declared:,
""..ssoos b sSt a e EsG Teb hSnd IA IA l Msr t. bet sad pm Than
3kinnedr right andleft. The cards were stocked
any any o %ansea At On ali TIC to S %in. g All M The ne p flSRs h %Ss
lone with old star-backs. rye. seen fellows pick
,very card II a pack and call i without miss
hey were in the same position after a dozen
lutter them up like O flight Of quail. and get
;he aces, kings. queens, Jacks. and tens all to-
s ;ssbes as ss esfy IS t bic; a te sHSksr th had no q s more
BALL has In u redhot-oven. Every deck was |
marked; When the fellow was ropedinto a game
! deck for ST. They owned ali the decks. The
bartender usually stood in. and that's where
I bar % ,asse On Sl fh Fiy TiSer % soul SSt t hsacE mSSn nSn
yith the gang: They diyyied pretty fair in
md take their share Of the plumber ike little
non. The barkeeper often came in very handy.
S6Sn up tive WITH RHtE bs d sat d9U onde to Plf Sy t hs,d r l,rst
9ler., He'd set there Just after the suckers cut
he deck. and pass around the drinks on the
marked deck under the tray and drop it down
While picking up the, cut deck. The deal then
kent Ken s Sn and m thS sucker o,isp got on skin 2 ss5,oT I've s sss9
hardly believe It can be done so quick" "ou'a
Jet sA one plck SeRe% ost T sbs d to get s the t sucker ;sr,1 to
bot that the sharper PEI COULDN'T fI Dick Ike out 1sc III;
acK o. spades, and the sharper would miss 1t q
OF times and complain that bis head
nd leave tho deck %aHf Behind Elm. w Wien as his sh nai
hen beating his own game. The victim fell In,
course, and they stole the Jack and he hid it
a his pocket; Thon the first man came back
I'd the talk is renewed and the bets get high.
lck In his pocket, and he's willing to bet on a
cad sure thing. So they go. and the man with
he cards picks out the cards.
'There's, the. Jack Of diamonds and up 1t
urns,, Jack OF hearts, and there he is. sure
nough. Jack Of clubs comes ali right. and
ext he says And here's your card, sir. Jack OF
and he. pulls 1t out. face down. and
ushss it toward the mark, who has his. hand
hat Il isn't the card. and the bets taken; The
rise 1t Is the Jack OF spades. shifted In out Of
mother deck see = man lose 81 500 on that
2 never eve said 9 word, but Just got his grip and
/" Billy Peoples used to work on the. lower
lver. and he was a dandy. He roped in a
udge from this city ono day to a little game.
nd the Judge, who wasn't very flush, caught
n to his game. He went to the bartender and
ct 2 bu Hitb Of wildcat money wrapped +
ome nvos In the. middle. They started on
ushre and the Judge got the usual good
Judge knew Peoples's game was to let him win